YouTube highlighted its starmaking ability Monday by unveiling its first batch of YouTube Video Award winners, several of which have become virtual household names over the past year. Power pop band OK Go and the video series Ask a Ninja were among the seven winners in the video-sharing site's inaugural awards. YouTube last week selected 10 nominees in seven categories, the winners of which were decided by user votes.

The video series "Ask a Ninja" and OK Go's treadmill-choreographed music video are among the winners in the first YouTube Video Awards. The video-sharing site announced the seven winners from its inaugural awards on Monday, a week after the nominees were put forth for voting.

Lonelygirl15, OK Go and other YouTube sensations will get an opportunity to walk down a virtual red carpet. The video-sharing website announced Monday that it will hold the first YouTube Video Awards to recognize the best-user created videos of 2006. The awards will be handed out in seven categories: most creative, most inspirational, best series, best comedy, musician of the year, best commentary and "most adorable video ever."